Scientists are closing in on a deceptively simple idea with radical implications: an oral compound that appears to reset key parts of the aging immune system, making old cells behave more like young ...

Scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Cell-Material Sciences have discovered a novel cluster compound that could prove useful as a catalyst. Compounds, called polyoxometalates, contain a ...

Discover the science behind substances that can harm or heal in Curious Compounds: From Toxins to Treatments! Learn about toxicology and pharmacology through exciting experiments with flatworms as you ...

Compounds in psychedelic drugs like DMT, psilocybin, and psilocin are naturally produced in certain plants, fungi, and ...

A compound called ERX-41 targets a previously unrecognized vulnerability in difficult-to-treat types of cancer including triple-negative breast cancer. The compound will be studied as a drug for ...

Researchers bio-engineered a tobacco plant to produce five key psychedelic compounds for therapeutic use.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new type of imaging compound can literally light up spreading cancer cells and may offer a way to track the deadly spread of the disease, Japanese and U.S. researchers ...

With ever-increasing life expectancy comes the challenge of treating age-related disorders such as osteoporosis. Although there are effective drugs for treating this metabolic bone disease, they can ...